Article: Introduction: mundane science fiction, harm and healing the world.(Geoff Ryman )(Critical essay)

This collection of articles on sf writer Geoff Ryman's fiction initially took shape not unlike a Micky Rooncy-Judy Garland musical. A mutual discovery of common interest (in this case Ryman's work) led to a conversation which went something like this: "Gee, my dad has a barn--or in this case, we have a journal editor who is interested--let's put on a show." In one sense, the six pieces which comprise the Geoff Ryman special edition of Extrapolation, like any good revue (or is it review?), do run the gamut in terms of form and content: we have an author conversation/interview, a short essay, and four articles, including comparative pieces which range across Ryman's oeuvre ...

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